新概念3 Lesson27.ppt

Lesson27?Nothing?to?sell??and?nothing?to?buy? Answer the question whats the most important thing for a tramp? It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. It is said that … Eg. It is said that it is the best place around the whole world. live by doing:keep sb. alive by Eg.He may hunt,beg,or steal occasionally to keep himself alive... He may live by hunting,begging,or stealing occasionally... In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. in the light of:considerting Eg.In the light of recent accidents,we are reconsidering our decision. spiritual ...it may be possible to measure the value of material goods ... Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. in terms of:according to Eg.In terms of customer satisfaction,the policy should not be criticized. perform: do perform a service/function/duties Eg.Computer can perform many different tasks. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. There are times when:sometimes Eg.There are times when I wish I have not met him. grudge doing :unwilling to do Eg.He grudge paying so much money for such bad food. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.Everyone has something to sell. be such that/as to Eg.The fact is such that he has cheated everyone around him. in the same way that We often speak of tramps with centempt and put them in the same class as beggars... Eg. Teachers live by selling knowledge in the same way that philosophers live by selling wisdom. Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. exception to a rule Eg. The pronunciation of th